Quoting Dr. Paradigm Shift:" I wouldn't have been entirely thrilled had Mitt Romney won the election-but I wouldn't wish assassination ... [snip!] ... decisions-and even though I wouldn't agree with him all the time, he'd have my respect---because that's what grown ups do. "

That's what I was thinking. I don't agree with Mitt Romney, but I've never wanted him dead. I never will. No matter what our differences in opinion, he is a human being with a family who loves him, and he has the right to believe what he wants, just as I have the right to disagree.

I don't think someone should be fired from there job for speaking their mind. No matter how dumb of a statement. If she isn't in a field that that would matter or saying something about someone at her job they shouldn't fire her.
I didn't read the whole article though.

I wonder if she can sue for getting fired..Just was thinking about that. It is freedom of speech. I am not sticking up for her at all, but she was at home when she did it, I am assuming. It wasn't on bussiness time.

Quoting Jenna+1:" I don't think someone should be fired from there job for speaking their mind. No matter how dumb of a ... [snip!] ... would matter or saying something about someone at her job they shouldn't fire her. I didn't read the whole article though."

It might not seem right, but she is a representative of Cold Stone, and what she says/does reflects both positively and negatively on them- especially if she has posted pictures of herself in her uniform, and has Cold Stone listed as her place of work on facebook/twitter.

Quoting mamaluvsher4babies:" I wonder if she can sue for getting fired..Just was thinking about that. It is freedom of speech. I am ... [snip!] ... speech. I am not sticking up for her at all, but she was at home when she did it, I am assuming. It wasn't on bussiness time."

It may be freedom of speech, but at the same time it's "at will employment". And employer can terminate a employee for any reason as long as it isn't against the law. CS didn't break any law by firing her.

Quoting mamaluvsher4babies:" I wonder if she can sue for getting fired..Just was thinking about that. It is freedom of speech. I am ... [snip!] ... speech. I am not sticking up for her at all, but she was at home when she did it, I am assuming. It wasn't on bussiness time."

Sure, she has the freedom to say it. But the store owner should also have the freedom to voice his opinion - that it isn't ok to say stuff like that.

I wouldn't want one of my employees going around saying stuff like that. Bad for business.

Cold Stone is an at-will employer. She fucked up. Case closed.
The Secret Service investigation is warranted because she technically committed a crime. She may not have been aware that she was doing so, but ignorance of the law is no excuse.

Quoting Wiggity Wack:" Cold Stone is an at-will employer. She fucked up. Case closed. The Secret Service investigation is warranted ... [snip!] ... she technically committed a crime. She may not have been aware that she was doing so, but ignorance of the law is no excuse."

Ok was just curious. Didnt know how that worked. I wasn't sticking up for her. I would have let her go also. I hear freedom of speech all the time, I didn't know if she can fight it for that reason. Honestly dont think she is a mean racist person. She is young and dumb and let her emotions get the best of her. She now has learned her lesson :)

Quoting mamaluvsher4babies:" Ok was just curious. Didnt know how that worked. I wasn't sticking up for her. I would have let her go ... [snip!] ... she is a mean racist person. She is young and dumb and let her emotions get the best of her. She now has learned her lesson :)"

I really don't think she has learned her lesson since she said she doesn't think she did anything wrong.